How much does God want to give us?!

How much does God ask of us?!

EverythingLuke 14:28-33

Get in lineExodus 20:1-6

The fight for #1

Luke 14:28-33

“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’

Luke 14:28-33

“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

Luke 14:28-33

If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.

Exodus 20:1-6

And God spoke all these words: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.

Exodus 20:1-6

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

How much does God ask of us?!

Culture godsDaniel 3 – The story of Shadrach,

Meschach, and AbednegoGift gods

Genesis 22:1-18 – The story of God testing AbrahamMatthew 10:37-39

Matthew 10:37-39

“Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

How do I make/keep God #1?1. Start Today

a. Daniel 1:6-20b. Genesis 12:1-4

2. Remember He is Ablea. Daniel 3:17b. Hebrews 11:17-19

3. Watch Jesus be Revealed in Obedience

Daniel 3:17

If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king.

Hebrews 11:17-19

By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”

Hebrews 11:17-19

Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.